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PEG CUTTING MACHINE.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NATHAN S. WAKEFIELD, OF CAMDEN, NEW YORK.

PEG-CUTTING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 253,244, dated February 7, 1882. Application filed December 19, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, NATHAN SroELL WAKE- FIELD, a citizen oftheUnited States of America, residing at Camden, in the county of Oneida and State of NewYork,haveinvented acertain new and useful Improvement in Machines for Cutting the Projecting Pegs from the Inside of Boots and Shoes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification, and in which Figure l is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is a front view. Fig.3 is an enlarged vertical section of the upper part of the machine; Fig. 4, an enlarged side view of the cutting-head,cord,and pulleys; and Fig. 5 is an enlarged bottom view of the cutting-head removed from the machine, showing the cord and pulleys in position.

My invention relates more particularly to that class of machines by which the peg is cut by a revolving head; and it consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more particularly set forth and described.

A represents a hollow standard, made of any snitablematerial, preferably cast of. metal, with a flange, B, around the bottom of the standard for attachment to the stand 0, a bench, or other suitable object, as convenience or choice may dictate, by a set of screws or other suitablemeans. Aprojectingarm,D,extendsdown from beneath the standard, and has an oblong slot, E, in its lower end to receive the end or shank of a spindle, F, which carries the balance-wheel G, to the radial arms of which is secured the grooved pulley H. A crank-pin, I, is attached to one of the radial arms of the balance-wheel and receives the rod J, which connects at its lower end with the outer end.

of the hinged foot-lever K, thus forming the treadle for operating the machine.

To the top of the standard A a frame, L, is secured by means of a shaft, M, passing through suitably-constructed bearin gs N N, secured to either side of the upper end of the standard, and a tongue, 0, of the frame extending down between the bearings. On either side of the tongue 0 are placed pulleys P P. The top of the frame is hollowed out to receive the cut ting-head Q, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, which is set well down in the frame upon a broad base, and is secured by a bolt, It, passing down through the bottom of the frame, where it receives a nut, S. An annular flange, T, surrounds the top of the cutting-head and bears upon a ledge or shoulder, U, during the revolution of the cutting-head, and holds it square to its work. Beneath the annular flange T the cutting-head is provided with a groove, V, for receiving the cord W, which passes around the cutting-head, over the pulleys P P, down through the hollow standard A, between two tightening-pulleys, X and Y, and around the driving-pulley H. The pulley X is secured to the arm D and the tightening-pulley Y to the end of a spring, Z, which is secured to the inside of the hollow standard a suitable distance above the wheel. This spring causes a constant pressure upon'the cord and keeps it tight. The top of the cutting-head is oval and provided with a radiating set of cutting-edges.

The frame L has a backwardly-projecting arm, a, to the outer end of which is attached the upper end of a rod, 1), which extends down along the standard to near the bottom, where it terminates in a catch, 0, which is provided with a projection, d, for entering either of two holes, 6 orf, in the standard, which holds the cutting-head in either of two positions, as shown in Figs. 3 and 1 of the drawings. The catch 0 is pressed down and held in place by a spring, g, secured to the standard. It and h are lugs for guiding the movement of the catch.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In a peg-cutter, the combination of the wheel G, carrying the grooved pulley H, with the spindle F, slotted arm D, and suitable tightening devices for the spindle F, all arranged and operating for the adjustment of the pulley to take up the slack of the cord.

2. The combination of the pulley X, standard A, tightening-pulley Y, spring, and cord W, whereby the cord is kept constantly tight,=

substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

N. S. WVAKEFIELD.

Witnesses 0. A. MANZER,

JOHN F. WrLsoN, 

